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An academic session held during the summer, primarily for supplementary and remedial study. Also known as summer semester.

The Summer school period means a period that starts on or after 1 November in a year and ends after 1 January, but before 1 March, in the following year. A provider is able to offer a summer school unit on a fee-paying basis by determining that s36-10 of the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) applies to the unit. A prov [..]

A defined six-week period of teaching, that occurs in January and February (ie a part of the third trimester).

Two instructional terms held in the interval between Spring and Fall semesters that allows students to enroll in courses during a compressed number of weeks. The limited number of weeks during a summer term restricts the number of hours a student can take.

An intensive teaching period from early January to mid-February during which a range of undergraduate papers are offered.

a programme of study offered by colleges/universities in the summer (vacation). It can take the form of an induction course, a supplementary course, as remediation, a leisure pursuit, or as provision [..]

Study during the summer months of June, July, and August, when colleges traditionally are closed or offer a limited number of courses. Some students take advantage of the summer sessions to pursue independent research, to accelerate the process of course completion in order to enter graduate study earlier, or to study English before regular matricu [..]

Summer School papers can be used to catch up on failed papers, fit in with other commitments, reduce workload in other semesters and as a “kick-start” to some graduate programmes.